Reviewer: devilsmyst, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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i have had RLS for 22 years and started taking ropinorole in 2004. I can't go one night with out taking it it has been the only thing that keeps it at bay.....if i run out and can't get my pills there have only been 2 other things that help are sex its only a 40/60% it will keep it away sometimes it only helps for a little bit. the second and i don't recommend it is meth it is 100 ... Show Full Comment

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i have had RLS for 22 years and started taking ropinorole in 2004. I can't go one night with out taking it it has been the only thing that keeps it at bay.....if i run out and can't get my pills there have only been 2 other things that help are sex its only a 40/60% it will keep it away sometimes it only helps for a little bit. the second and i don't recommend it is meth it is 100% effective at keeping it at bay but illegal and not good for you... Love the ropinirole works 100% for me
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Reviewer: dissappointed, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was prescribed this medicine for restless leg syndrome. By the second or third night I could tell a difference. By the fourth day I had complete numbness in lips ,hands, knees, and both feet. I could not function properly! Since I stopped taking it, only took it 5 days, still have numbness in hands and feet. This is very uncomfortable and I think more should be put into the warning label.

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I was prescribed this medicine for restless leg syndrome. By the second or third night I could tell a difference. By the fourth day I had complete numbness in lips ,hands, knees, and both feet. I could not function properly! Since I stopped taking it, only took it 5 days, still have numbness in hands and feet. This is very uncomfortable and I think more should be put into the warning label.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I use this drug for RLS. It has been very effective but also can make me very drowsy. I take it before bed because of that. Sometimes I feel like I have just been 'drugged' and can hardly function to get myself to bed, sometimes it doesn't make me sleepy at all! Strange. The other thing I have noticed is that if I wake up in the middle of the night I can't always get back to sleep. ... Show Full Comment

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I use this drug for RLS. It has been very effective but also can make me very drowsy. I take it before bed because of that. Sometimes I feel like I have just been 'drugged' and can hardly function to get myself to bed, sometimes it doesn't make me sleepy at all! Strange. The other thing I have noticed is that if I wake up in the middle of the night I can't always get back to sleep. I haven't really noticed any other side effects. It takes about 30 minutes to 1 and a half hours to kick in. Overall, this has worked well with my extreme RLS. Also take gabapentin for nerve pain (FMS).
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Reviewer: marshl52, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I have had RLS for over 15 years, I have taken Mirapex for many years and it worked but eventually wore off. Switched to levocardoba, eventually work off. Switched to combination of levocardopa and ropinrole. Now I am on 05 Roinrole at noon, 1 mg at supper and .5 mg clonazepam at bedtime and it keeps it at bay 80% of the time

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I have had RLS for over 15 years, I have taken Mirapex for many years and it worked but eventually wore off. Switched to levocardoba, eventually work off. Switched to combination of levocardopa and ropinrole. Now I am on 05 Roinrole at noon, 1 mg at supper and .5 mg clonazepam at bedtime and it keeps it at bay 80% of the time
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Reviewer: SNOWBIRD43616, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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My doctor gave me this medication for RLS. It was like a gift from God ; at first. It worked great for about 1 1/2 weeks. Then it worked less and less, so the doctor raised the dose twice more. The cramps and spasms gradually came back each time. It got to the point where the longer I took it; it was working less and less to where it wasn't working much at all anymore. I was in total agony. As ... Show Full Comment

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My doctor gave me this medication for RLS. It was like a gift from God ; at first. It worked great for about 1 1/2 weeks. Then it worked less and less, so the doctor raised the dose twice more. The cramps and spasms gradually came back each time. It got to the point where the longer I took it; it was working less and less to where it wasn't working much at all anymore. I was in total agony. Aside from all that I developed severe constipation for which nothing helped. After taking it for about 3 to 4 months, I talked to my doctor and we decided to stop taking it. So I thought since I stopped taking Ropinirole that the constipation would go away since ropinirole caused it. That didn't happen. Instead, after nearly a year and a half since stopping the ropinirole I still cope with the severe constipation 24/7 and need to use fiber twice a day and sometimes 3. I did find help for the RLS though. I now take 5000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily along with 2400 MG Fish Oil with 1080 MG Omega 3 daily. No more RLS.
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